SARNIE PARROTT
WON CONTEST PRIZE
The Cross H!!? High Schoo!
Comes Out Victorious.
EIGHT BOYS DECLAIMED
First Annual Inter-Hlurh School Re
claimers* Contest Was Held Fri
day Evening?Fine Sueeess.
Master Bnrnie Parrott, representing
the Cross Hill High school, was last j
Friday awarded the prize, a handsome
gold medal, In the first annual inter
high school declalmers' contest for
Laurens county. Seven other young
men, who had the distinction of rep
resenting the other high schools of
the county, participated in the con
test and all reflected great credit on
these advanced institutions of learning.
The contest was in every respect
a splendid success, and its promoters,
chief of whom is County Superintend
ent of Education Qeo. L. Pitts, are
enthusiastic over the result and have
determined to make it a permanent
institution.
The exercises were held in the spa
cious graded school auditorium, with
tally seven hundred interested auditors
present, there being in attendance
large delegations from each of the
rival schools. Supt. Pitts presided, and
the exercises were opened with prayer
by the Rev. .1. L. McLin, of Laurens.
Interspersed with music the program
was as follows:
"Wowan Triumphant"?Jesse Wolf,
of Shlloh.
"The Boston Massacre"?Ferdinand
Jacobs, of Clinton.
"A Task for the Body Politic"?Phil
Huff, of Laurens.
"The Trial of Mr. White"?Barnie
Parrott, of Cross Hill.
"Under the Southern Flag and the
New South"?Clyde Curry, of Green
Pond.
"The Speech That Made History"?
Charles Garrison, of Cray Court.
"The Fallen South"?Robert Thorn
ton, of Mountvllle.
"The New South"? Langdon Long,
of Waterloo.
The committee of judges consisted
of Rev. .). B. Green of Greenwood,
Rev. R. II. Crier, of Ora; Prof. 11. II.
Dom I nick, of Fountain inn; Dr. II. K.
Alken, and Mr. R. A. Cooper, of Lau
rens. In a felicitious little speech the
Rev. Mr. Creen announced the decision
of tho judges and awarded the medal
to Mr. Parrott.
The winner in this first annual orn
torieal contest is the youngest son of
the late Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Parrott.
and Is fifteen years of age. He Is a
pupil of the Cross Hill High school,
his brother. Prof. Glenn Parrott being
he principal.
The medal was the gift of the busi
ness men of this city.
REV. J. D. MAHON DEAD.
He Was Horn in Laurens County in
The Year 1835.
Union, April 22.?Rev. J. D. Mahon.
a well known Baptist minister in South
Carolina, died in Union Wednesday at
the home of his brother-in-law, Capt.
E. L. (Mark. Mr. Mahon had been in
had health for some time though noth
ing Immediate was apprehended so the
end was not expected. He was for
many years pastor of different Baptist
Churches in Fair Hold and Chester coun
ties, having served for 20 years as the
faithful minister of the Salem church
at Sontuek, this county, and also serv
ed a short pastorate at the First Bap
tist church in Union.
Mr. Mahon was a man of exemplary
Christian character, faithful and true
to all his charges and was much be
loved by his congregations. He was
born In Laurens county. March is:{.r>,
and Is a graduate of Furman univer
sity. Ho was twice married, first to
Mrs. Durham of which union three
children wore horn, and second to Miss
Jemima Crosby of Anderson county.
The funeral services wero conduct
ed this afternoon at. 3 o'clock from the
First Baptist church by Rev. K. W.
Kawthon assisted by Rev. John l?\
Vines the interment being made In the
old Presbyterian cemetery.
Picnic at. Dials.
The friends and patrons of Dials
school will give a basket picnic at
Dials April 20th. The public are cor.
dlally invited to attend. '
DAUGHTERS PREPARE
FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Rev. C. F. Rnnkln Will Deliver Annual
Address?Mrs. Bell Names the
Different Committees.
Under the auspices of J B Kerahaw
chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy,
Memorial day will he observed In Lau
rens Tuesday, May 10. Mrs. Bell, pres
ident of the chapter, announces that
the annual address will be delivered
by the Rev. Chas. F. Rankin, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, and In
addition there will be an appropriate
musical programme arranged.
Mrs. Bell also announces the ap
pointment of the following ladies on
the different committees for this oc
casion :
Table Committee.
Mesdames C. M. Clarke, II. K. Alken.
J. O. C. Fleming, W. H. Dial, Warren
Bolt, J. A. Copeland. W. D. Byrd,
Brooks Swygert. B. W. Ball, Capers
Hellams, .1. S. Bennet, Lucy Boyd, .1.
H. Tengue, W. II. Qllkerson, .1. F. Bolt.
R. E. Babb, J. H. Sullivan, W. R. Rlch
ey, Sr.. S. K. Dendy, .1. ti. Sullivan. W.
E. Lucas. .1. R. Little. Arrali Sullivan,
T. F. Simpson. .1. J. Pluss, U. B. Bell,
Miss Ulla Hell Copeland.
Coffee Committee.
Mesdames T. 1). Darlington, ('. E.
Cray C. C. Featherstonn, M. L. Cope
land, Joe Watts; Misses Mayme Fer
guson. Minnie Babb. Beulah Balle,
Nannie Babb. Bettie Watts, Laura
Barksdale, Lola Anderson.
Decoration.
Mesdames Dunk Watts. W. D. Fergu
son. R. 10. Copeland. W. R. RIchey, Jr..
W. 11. Washington. Hunter Morrisett:
Misses Bessie Roland, Julia Qllkerson.
MARK TWAIN DIED THURSDAY.
World-Famed Humorist and Author
Passes Away.
Redding, Conn.. April 21.?Samuel
Langhorn Clemens, "Mark Twain,"
died painlessly at 6:30 o'clock tonight
of angina pectoris. He leaped into
coma at o'clock this afternoon and
never regained consciousness. It was
the end of a man outworn by grief and
acute pain of body. Yesterday was a
bad day for the little knot of anxious
watchers at the bedside. For long
hours the gray, aquiline features lay
moulded in Hie inertia of death, while
the pulse sank lower and lower, but
late at nighl Mark Twain passed from
stupor into the first natural si cop he
had known since returning from Ber
muda, and this morning he wok" re
freshed, even faintly cheerful, and iu
full possession of all bis faculties.
He recognized his daughter' Clara.
Mrs. Ossip Oabrllowitch, spoke a woi d
or two and feeling himself unequal to
conversation wrote out in pencil:
His Last Words.
They were his last words. Laying
them aside he sank first into reverie
and later into final unconsciousness.
Tray nimm Guards Inspection.
The annual official inspection of the
Trnynham (luards will take placo to
morrow afternoon. The inspection
be made by Major W. T. Brock, assist
ant adjutent general of South Caro
lina.
Sulllvan-Babb.
Dr. II. M. Babb and Miss Marion
Sullivan were married this evening at
nine o'clock at the home of the bride's
parents on West Crcer street, the cere
mony being performed by Hev. S-. W.
Henry, pastor of the Methodist churcV..
Only the intimate friends and a few
relatives of tbe happy couple were
present to witness the ceremony, The
groom is ii native or I.aurens county
but located here several years ago and
enjoys a lucrative practice. The bride
is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. W.
Sullivan and is one of the favorites
of the Honea Path social set. Imme
diately after the ceremony a reception
was tendered the bridal party by Mi.
and Mrs. Sullivan?Honea Path Chron
icle.
School Lycenm ( loses.
The Concluding number of the I.an
rens school lyceum let tine course was
given by Dr. L. C. Herbert Monday
night at the school auditorium. The
lecture by Dr. Herbert was one of the
best things put on for this season,
greatly pleasing the large audience.
Ponntnti inn "Notions."
Laurena Is only waiting a chance to
attach Fountain Inn as a suburb, says
Dr. Alken. Fountain Inn, however. Is
pushing out toward the south, and
Lattrens is herself not too big to be
come a suburb.?News and Notions,
\
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MEETING.
Rev. .Mr. Wakolield Took Charge of
Services Sunday Morning.
The series of special services which
began Sunday. April 17, at the First
Baptist church are daily growing In j
Interest. On Sunday the meeting was i
turned over to Evangelist W. 1). Wake
Held of Nashville, and twice each day
he Is greeted by large and Interested
congregations.
Mr. Wakefleld has already demon
strated his ability and power as a
great preacher and revivalist, and the
moctingc arc bound to result in the ac
complishment of great things for the
church and town.
During the past week Pastor Thayer
carried the meetings forward, holding
two services daily which were well at
tended and in which there was mani
fested much concern and interest. Mr.
Wakefleld arrived Saturday afternoon
from Gaffney where he had been In a
meeting for three weeks, and on Sun
day morning the Laurens meeting was
turned over to him. Services are held
at I P. M. and s P. M. The meeting
will continue through the week, If not
longer.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
One Hundredth Anniversary of War
rior Creek < hurch Observed.
It is estimated that fully 1,000 peo
ple attended the centennial celebration
bold at Warrior Creek Baptist church,
In Youngs township, last Sunday.
Quite a number from tho city went
out, and there were representatives
from many sections of this as well as
other counties.
The day marked the one hundredth
anniversary of Warrior Creek church
which, according to the records was
organized In 1S10 with 118 members,
many of whom were from the old l'p
per Duncan Creek church.
The centennial sermon was preached
a.t 11 o'clock by the Rev. Thos. M.
Bailey of Greenville. In the after
noon addresses were made by Rev.
B. II. Crier of Orn. Rev. S. It. Bass
of McCormlck and Mr. Austin M. Rob
ertson of Anderson county. Mr. Rob
ertson is a son of the Rev, Toliver
Robertson who was pastor of Warrior
for forty years and widely known
throughout this section its one of Un
loading preachers in his denomina
tion.
in his historical sketch, presented
by Mr, Bass, a former member of the
old church, it was. shown that the
church at first occupied a log school
house. Later a comfortable brick
building was erected. In time this was
supplanted by n large frame building
Which from time to time has been im
proved and today, with a membership
of more than 300 i; is one of the larg
est and most influential churches in
the county.
Some other noted preachers in their
day who served old Warrior were the
Rev. Silas Knight and the Rev. A. C.
Stepp.
The present pastor is the Rev. A.
T. Stoudemire of this city.
Off to Mobile Reunion.
Col. Thos. B. Crews and several oth
er veterans of the county left Monday
for the Confederate reunion now be
ing held at Mobile. Calvin Harper,
colored, accompanied Col. Crews. Har
per went to the front in '61 with the
late Hen. Hugh L. Farley, one of the
officers of Company (i. or the Laurens
"Briars." Later Harper was taken by
Henry Farley, the dashing cavalry of
ficer .and daring scout, to Gen Stuart's
headquarters where in- had the care
of the horses belonging to the different
officers. Cal. is 70 years old and this
is the first reunion he has ever at
tended. He has always voted witli the
Democrats and is a negro generally
respected.
DEATH OF A YOUNG LADY.
Miss .Myrtle Ycargln Passes A Way Af
ter Long Illness,
After a lingering illness. Miss Myrtle
Ycargln died Tuesday afternoon, April
19. at tho homo of her brother. Mr.
Eugene Yeargin who lives a few miles
east of Gray Court. The deceased
was a daughter of tho late Mr. and
Mrs. lt. II. Yeargin, and until a few
years ago she had resided in Laurens
since Childhood. She was twenty-nine
years of age. and is survived by one
sister. Mrs. Columbus Owens, and
three brothers
Wednesday afternoon tlie funeral
and burial services of Miss Yeargin
were held in Laurens at the city cem
etery, the Rev. R. M. DuBose of Cray
Court, officiating.
CIVIL COURT CONVENED MONDAY.
Mr. Fenthcrstouo Presiding as Special
Judge at This Term.
The court of common pleas for Lau
rena county convened on Monday.
Special Judge C. C. Featherstone pre
siding. In the absence of Judge Dnntz
ler who Is still confined to his home by
sickness.
It Is a splendid evidence of the con
fidence of the bar in Special Judge
Featherstone's ability that he has been
called upon twice In so short a time
to hold court in his home town.
All of Mondu> and a part of Tues
day morning were taken up in the trial
of the case of Mrs. Rosalie Sullivan vs
Mrs. Lidie Machen for possession of
certain lands which have been con
veyed to Mrs. Machen through a chain
of title coming down from Mrs. Alice
P. Crier, to whom the lands were COll
: veyed by Mrs. Sulivan. The land in
volved is situate* about two miles from
the city and this tract and other lands
involved in the suit contain about 200
acres. The deed from Mrs. Sullivan
to Mrs. drier did not contain the word
"heirs" in the babendum clause, and
With the omission of this word con
veyed a life estate. Upon the death of
Mrs. drier. Mrs. Sulivan brought suit
for the land. The contention of the
defendant was that it was the inten
tion of the parties to coifrey an abso
lute title and they asked thai the <!<-?m1
be reformed. The jury found for the
defendant. This being an equity case,
it will come before .Indue Feather
! stone for decision, the matter being
submitted to the jury by him simply
to aid him in making that decision.
The case? has been to the supreme
court once. The plaintiff was repre
sented by Mr. F. B. drier of Greenwood
and Messrs RIchey &? Riehey of Lau
rens; the defendant by Messrs Simp
son. Cooper & Rabb.
The next case tried was that of R.
D. Armstrong vs City of Lanrens for
$?00 alleged damage for overflow of
1 bottom lands by reason of the dam
I placed by the city in Reedy Fork creek
1 in connection with the city's water
plant. The case was submitted to the
jury yesterday afternoon and a ver
dict for the city was returned. Messrs.
Cannon &? Blackwell represented the
! plaintiff. Messrs Simpson, Cooper &
Babb the defendant.
LACKKNS M AN SHOT BY N KORO.
?aller Bryson, Native of Cross Hill,
Victim of Thugs.
Atlanta, da.. April 23.?At the end
of the Druid Hill's street car lino? a
lonely spot in the outlying section of
one of Atlanta's residential BUbut'lH
three negro highwaymen tonight shot
and instantly killed Motortnan 3. T.
i Brown and after robbing Conductor
W. II. Bryson of $:::> .fatally shot him
in the back and made their escape into
the nearby woods.
Motorman Brown was shot down as
he started to reenter bis car. and with
revolvers leveled at the conductor's
head he was ordered to throw up his
hands. On complying, one of the men
relieved him of all the cash he had
on his person and then he was told
to "hit the grit." !!<? was shot in the
back by one of the men after he bad
run about GO yards and fell In his
tracks. Two shots penetrated his liv
er. The injured conductor was rushed
to a hospital, where it was stated that
thcro was no possible chance of his
recovery.
Native of Cross Hill.
Waller II. Mryson. who was shot by
negro highwaymen in Atlanta Satur
day night is a son of the late Hillary
Bryson of Cross Hill this county,
where he lived until about in years
ago.
He married a daughter of Mr. John
Brooks of Vaughnvillo, also ol this
county. His mother still resides at
Cross Hill.
Operation Performed.
An operation was performed Sunday
morning on Conductor Bryson and it
Is announced that there Is a slight
chance that, he will recover.
A Miscellaneous Sale.
There will be a stile of all kinds of
articles for the household at Todd.
Simpson A Co.'fl store windows Thurs
day. This sale Is held by the Aid
society of the First Presbyterian
church ami will consist of fancy band
made articles, collars, belts, center
pieces, aprons, etc.. as well as pickles,
preserves and other household lux
uries and necessities. The articles
are attractive and well made, done by
some of the best needle artists and
housekeepers In the city.
CROSS HIL! BUDGET
FOR THE PAST WEEK
Unr?te Parrott, Winner of the Orator
leal Coutcst, Given Ovation by
Townspeople Saturday.
Cross Hill. April 25.?Tho Town
Council is having some good work
done oti tho sidewalk loading toward
tho Presbyterian church.
Mr. Henry Miller of Whltmiro was
with his parents here last Thursday.
He has been attending the meeting of
the South Carolina Presbytery ut.Mor
rls church as delegulu ftoui hin
church.
Mr. \V. a. McSwnln, another Cross
Hill hoy, was a delegate fro 10 the
Church at Newberry.
Mr. Madison Workman look his llt
the hoy to Columbia last Friday to he
tested for SOUtO throat trouble. The
little fellOW seems to be well but can
not speak above a whisper.
Mrs. W. T. Austin spent the week
end with relatives at Clinton.
Quite a number of persons from
here attended the oratorical contest
at Laurens last Friday evening. Prof.
Parrott ami Miss West, two of our
teachers, attended. Young Parrott
received quite an ovation when h<> ar
rived in Cross Hill Saturday. Miss
West, his teacher Is very jubilant. In
deed all our people* .'eel Interested in
his success, lie was met by a num
ber of Students, Citizens, and trustees.
Hnrnic is in the clgth grade and we
think It qulto an honor for him to win
' the medal.
Mr. and Mrs. S. II. Goggans enter,
tallied a number of friends at dinner
last Thursday at their elegant subur
ban home. Those present from Cross
Hill were Itev. and Mrs. .1. A. Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. It. A. Austin.Mesdames
W. C. ItttSOr, a. M. Hill and 13. M. Plll
: son.
Supervisor Humbert is making some
plans to grade the road leading to
ward Chnppells, which will cut out
i some ugly hills. If people on Hie road
will give him their support lie will
give them a good road. There seems
to be some lively kicking just now.
Mrs. Hngood and Mrs. Colonial! of
Greenwood spent several days last
week witli Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lcniunil.
Rev, G. W. Ilollhigswortli was called
to Conyt rs. tin. again last week. This
time to the lud side of a slstor who
died hot Thursday. The family is
sorely allllcti d.
Dr. .1. K. Goddaw was horc I!? turd ay
to sen Mr. W. ?'. Hill who is critically
ill. Mr. Hill lias been in poor health
some weeks and has been seriously ill
the past Week.
APRIL COLO WAVE DOES
GREAT DAMAGE IN '
THE SOUTH.
Every Southern state, with the ex
ception of Florida, was held in the
j grip of a cold wave, accompanied by
j flurries of snow, from Sunday after
noon until Tuesday morning. Mon
day tho temperature fell below freez
ing in a greater part of Mississippi,
Louisnnn, Alabama, Texas. and
throughout the greater part of tho
South there was a fall of snow or
sleet during tlie day. In Latlrens and
oilier points of tho county little flur
ries, of snow and sleet fell in the af
ternoon, and in Gl'OOllVlllo am! Ander
son snow was reported.
The extent of damage wrought by
the cold wave in this Immediate sec
tion can not bo determined just now.
but garden truck and fruit, have no
dought bi en more of loss seriously in
jured.
Homy f inancial Setback.
Atlanta. April 25.?With millions of
acres of young cotton destroyed by
the cold weather which today over
BpreaJQ the entire cotton belt, with the
unusual April accompaniment in many
sections of snow and sleet the South
has suffered its most disastrous finan
cial setback perhaps since the civil
War. Resides cotton, young vegeta
bles of every description suffered from
the freezing lethpornturoa and fruit
was more or less damaged in every
Soulhein state oxcopl Florida.
Pension Money Merc.
Clerk of Court Holt lias received the
pension money, and Tho Advertiser is
requested to state that when pension
era cannot come for their money, send
written order for same. i
DOCTORS' MEETING
CLOSED THURSDAY
Laurcns Sessions Best In
Society's History.
CHARLESTON IN EXT YEAR
Large Number of Highly Instructive
Tuners Head ami Discussed
Some N'otcd \ isitors.
Shortly before one o'clock Th?rs*
dny the annual convention of the state
Medical asociatlon adjourned, to meet
UOXl year In the <? ity of Charleston.
During the afternoon many of the vis
itors left for home, llowt vcr, quite U
number remained for the banquet)
Which was tendered Thursday evening
in honor of the convention visitors by
the Laurcns Medical association, This
occasion proved most delightful in ev
ery way and was a Utting close of
a most excellent Programme of enter
tainment provided by the people of
Laurcns for the special gUGSts of I ho
week.
The Laurcns convention goes on
record as the largest and ono of the
most successful In the history of the
society, the register showing an nt
lendance of 210 physicians for the
Session.
.lust before adjournment, President
Dawson invited to the chair Dr. Meln
tosh. the new president, who thanked
I the association for the honor con
ferred.
j The convention adopted the follow*
Ing resolutions of (hanks, offered by
Dr. W. .1. Hordel I of Logoff: Resolved,
That this association, by a rising vote,
express its thanks for the hospitality
shown by the Laurcns County Medical
society and the people of Laurcns In
so generously entertaining the State
naaoeiat ion.
The scientific sessions of the Stale
association began Wednosdny morning
at I0SI0 o'elocw in Masonic hull, with
about 150 members present, all thn
county societies in the Stale being rap.
resented. Prayer was offered by Rev.
\V. K. Thayor, pastor of the First nap
list church, in grac< fill i fn.lies, Dr.
II. K. Alken for the city, and Dr. It,
10. Hughes for the Latin us Medical so
ciety, expressed n heart} welcome to
the state nasoelathMi. To these Pres
ident Dawson i ponded In lofly for
the convention, and then proceeded
with the delivery of is! ani ml address;
?vi.ich was a plea foi the ?'' iClltloii of
the profei kIoii,
l)r, Da \\ noil's Adsln sv.
After saying that ho owed ! '??'< elec
tion to the former students, whom ho
j bad taught In the medical college In
(Charleston, Dr. Dawson contrasted
the buk of preliminary education on
| the part of many students of today an
compared with the trained young
men whose theses, some in foreign
' language, are preserved In the
archives of the college and who grad
uated in the institution's earlier days.
"Nowadays," ho said, "the young
men graduate too early, thoy study
medicine to make a living only, and
if this state of things shall COntitlUO
medicine will cease to be a profession
and become a trade."
? The old doctor" Or Dawson raid,
"was a mim of all around Cultivation,
a man of wide reading, a delightful
raconteur, familiar with gootl litera
ture, and a centre of Intellectual ed
ucation in his community. Is the av
erage medical student in the State
today the possessor of ovolt au nver
alte education from tho high school or
mail colli go I lo Is no). and I speak
it to your shame."
Tho man who would train bin son
to it profession should begin tho train
ii!" in the lad's early years. The aver
age of general education, ho intimated,
was higher in the legal than in tho
medical profession which ought not be.
"Our modern tendencies aro loo real
istic and we are lotting g<> tllO ideal."
The medical colleges in Iho South
dependent on tuition fees for support
could not remedy the prevailing con
ditions, tho work of Professors now
In Ing Chiefly a labor Of love. The rem
edy should be applied by tllO medical
examiners.
"Why noI demand of 'ach applicant
for license not having a If. A. degl'Od
from a college, that ho write an Im
promptu es! ay on some subject to
show llint ho can at leasl Write his*
own languago grammatically?" The
medical indent as - rule does hard
work in the lecture room or the labo
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